Category: 3. Middle East

A US federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the 2022 Tom Cruise blockbuster “Top Gun: Maverick” did not infringe a magazine article that inspired the original 1986 “Top Gun” film.

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena,…

An Israeli is reportedly among the missing after at least 40 people celebrating the new year at a Swiss ski resort were killed in a fire that local authorities attributed to sparkler candles being carried too close to the ceiling.

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Families endured an agonizing wait for news of their loved ones Friday as Swiss investigators rushed to identify victims of a ski resort fire at a New Year’s celebration that killed at least 40 people.

Authorities began moving bodies from…

Yemen’s Southern Transitional Council announced on Friday the start of a “transitional phase” aimed at ultimately achieving independence, a major escalation in the group’s efforts toward forming a breakaway state. 

What happened: STC…

Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces.

Official media has largely played down the protests but videos have flooded social…

Jan 2 (Reuters) – Yemen’s southern separatist movement said on Friday it aims to hold a referendum on independence from the north in two years following its seizure of swathes of the country last month in a move that triggered a major feud…

KYIV, Ukraine — President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the US leads a diplomatic push to end Russia’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.

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The Israel Defense Forces announced on Friday that it had carried out strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, including a training compound used by the terror group’s elite Radwan Force.

According to the IDF, the site was used…